If there were clouds of skepticism hovering over the Obama visit as the “ what’s in it for us,” question grew louder, the US president dispersed them on Monday by endorsing India’s bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat and slamming Pakistan for promoting terror havens on its soil.

“ I can say today—in years ahead, I look forward to a reformed UN Security Council that includes India as a permanent member,” Barack Obama said in his address to Parliament in an emphatic endorsement of India’s bid for a UNSC seat.

He ended the ambiguity on Islamabad’s use of terror against India that had marked his tour so far. “ We will continue to insist with Pakistan’s leaders that terrorist safe Havens within their borders are unacceptable and that the terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks be brought to justice,” he said.